Clinical trial · Interventional
Faith-Based Initiative to Promote Health in Appalachia
Appalachia Community Cancer Network II Centers for Reducing Cancer Disparities: Faith-Based Initiative to Promote Health in Appalachia
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The project will target two behavioral causes of obesity: a sedentary lifestyle and an unhealthy diet. The goal is to test a faith-based intervention among men and women who are members of participating Appalachian churches. The primary hypothesis being tested in this project is: The change in body mass index from baseline to one year follow-up in intervention churches will be greater than among comparison churches, such that the differential change will be negative on average.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Obesity | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walk by Faith | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Walk by Faith
- description
- Intervention arm
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Walk by Faith
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Comparison
- description
- Non-intervention arm
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Change in body mass index from baseline to one year follow-up
- timeFrame
- Baseline, month 12
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 or older * Member of the participating church who has attended services at least 4 times in the past 2 months * resident of an Appalachia county * Able bodied (no contraindications to physical activity and no dietary restrictions that are part of a medically prescribed diet for weight loss or formal weight loss program) * Able to read and write in English * Have a BMI indicating that they are overweight (BMI \> or = 25.0, assessed during biometric measurement) * Under 400 pounds (per self-report and confirmed during biometric measurement) * Not planning to move out of the area within the next year * Does not reside in nursing facility or residential home * If female, is not pregnant, breastfeeding or less than 9 months post-partum and does not intend to become pregnant during the study * Able to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Does not meet Inclusion criteria
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDZhang X, Shoben A, Felix AS, Focht BC, Baltic RD, Paskett ED. The mediating role of social support in behavioral changes and weight loss outcomes among overweight Appalachian adults. J Behav Med. 2025 Apr;48(2):360-372. doi: 10.1007/s10865-025-00555-0. Epub 2025 Feb 9. PMID 39924605